A review by raulbime
Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000, by Lucille Clifton

4.0

It's over a year since I discovered Lucille Clifton's work through [b:The Book of Light|454433|The Book of Light|Lucille Clifton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328757896l/454433._SX50_.jpg|443019] which was a marvelous book of poetry, some of the poems from that book collected in this one, and continuing to read her words feels like salving. This collection spanning three decades is brilliant. A lot of the poems here deal with illness, loss and grief, others in celebration of life and its mysteries, a good collection of poems from a poet that's become a favourite.